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- Bad Bunny used his Super Bowl halftime show to make a statement about the importance of diversity.
- The singer listed the names of all countries in North and South America, and said, "God Bless America."
- The Puerto Rican singer has been vocal about immigration issues.
Bad Bunny used his Super Bowl spotlight to make a political statement — but not the one many were anticipating.
The Puerto Rican singer highlighted the importance of diversity during his halftime show on Sunday in San Francisco, without mentioning Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
At the end of his set, right after his song "CAFé CON RON," his backup dancers ran out carrying flags of countries in North and South America. In English, the singer said, "God Bless America," then listed out the names of all countries on both continents.
He sang before a billboard with the words "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE."
He also held up a football emblazoned with the words: "TOGETHER, WE ARE AMERICA."
He then sang the last song in his set, his popular track "DtMF," before closing up the show.
Bad Bunny was joined by rapper Cardi B, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ricky Martin, Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal, and Lady Gaga, singing her hit song "Die with a Smile."
While Bad Bunny did not mention ICE at the Super Bowl, the singer has slammed violence linked to immigration in recent days.
During the Grammys last week, in his speech accepting the album of the year award for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," Bad Bunny said, "Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say: ICE out."
He dedicated his award to "all the people that had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams."
Singers Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean also made immigration-related statements during their acceptance speeches at the Grammys.
This comes after immigration violence-linked protests erupted nationwide. On January 31, there were nationwide strikes against ICE. People poured into the streets, protesting the fatal shootings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers.
The leaders of Minnesota's biggest corporations, like Target and Cargill, called for peace in an open letter to government officials in January.
Big Tech employees from companies like Google, Amazon, Apple, and Spotify have signed multiple petitions, urging their CEOs to press the White House to abolish ICE and divest from corporate contracts with the agency.
